Posts Tagged: Jewish Council for Public Affairs
Leading Jewish Organizations Mourn Rep. John Lewis: ‘Devoted His Life to the Pursuit of Justice’
Leading Jewish organizations from across the spectrum mourned on Sunday the passing of veteran Georgia congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis. Lewis, who died on...
Dozens of US Jewish Groups Issue Open Letter of Support for Chinese Communities Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Over 70 US Jewish groups issued an open letter of support on Monday for Chinese people around the world as they faced the threat from...
After Deadly Las Vegas Mass Shooting, Major American Jewish Groups Express Uniform Shock and Condemnation
Major American Jewish groups expressed uniform shock and condemnation on Monday following the previous night’s mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas...
House Speaker: We Stand With US Jewish Community, Antisemitism Is ‘Poisonous Ideology of Hate’ That ‘Must Be Wholeheartedly Rejected’
The ongoing upsurge of antisemitic incidents across the US -- including JCC bomb threats, cemetery desecrations and a bullet fired through the window of a...
As Shabbat Sets in, Major Jewish and Other Pro-Israel Groups Mobilize Against Anti-Settlement UN Security Council Resolution
Just hours before Shabbat began on Friday, major Jewish and other pro-Israel groups mobilized in an ultimately futile effort to thwart the passage of an...
National Jewish Community Relations Umbrella Names New CEO
JNS.org - The Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA), an umbrella organization representing 125 Jewish community relations councils (JCRCs) across the United States, this week named...
Jewish Group, Kerry Imply Israeli Guilt in Arab Teen’s Death Before Investigation Completed
JNS.org - The Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) has drawn criticism for its response to the death of Mohammad Abu Khudair, a 17-year-old Arab...
Jewish Organizations Sign Letter to Senate Calling for Gun Control
JTA - Twenty-three national Jewish organizations signed on to a letter to the U.S. Senate urging members to pass gun control legislation. In the letter...
Who Drew These Christians In?
The mainline Protestant leaders who signed onto the Oct. 5, 2012 letter to Congress that called on lawmakers to investigate Israel's use of American aid...
Seven Jewish Groups Boycott Interfaith Dialogue Meeting After Attack on Israel Aid
Seven Jewish groups on Wednesday pulled out of an annual interfaith dialogue meeting due to the recent letter from 15 Protestant leaders asking Congress to...
To Counter Christian anti-Israelism, It’s Time to go Local
Every year it seems that they put the Christmas decorations into the stores earlier and earlier. When I was a kid, you wouldn't see the...
Labor Day 2012 and Jewish Values
When Congress declared Labor Day a public holiday in 1894, workers had more to lament than to celebrate: an economic depression, a growing concentration of...
What Really Happened With the Presbyterian Church (USA) BDS Motion?
To understand what really happened at the 220th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) when the members voted on an anti-Israel, Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions...
